 |
 |
| Minnesota Twins | 1 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
10 Innings
Sunday Afternoon, September 28th
Citizens Bank Park - Philadelphia, PA
96-66, 1st Place, 13 games ahead of the Mets
96-66, 1st Place, 13 games ahead of the Mets
One Sentence Summary: A quiet day offensively for the Phillies nevertheless ended with a walk-off win over the Twins as the 2025 regular season came to a close.
What It Means: We were there, and while waiting for the Phillies to try and get a few hits, we watched the out of town scoreboards as the Brewers defeated the Reds, and the Marlins took care of the Mets. The Mets will completely miss the postseason, with the Reds heading to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers in the Wild Card Series. The Phillies will play the winner of that series in Philadelphia beginning on Saturday.
What Happened: Cristopher Sanchez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and could have gone longer, but he'll now rest up for NLDS Game 1. Lou Trivino entered from the bullpen and the Twins had a 1-0 lead before Sanchez was finished getting congratulatory handshakes in the dugout. Max Kepler hit a solo home run against his former team in the bottom of the eighth to tie it. Tanner Banks and Orion Kerkering pitched two scoreless innings of relief, with Kerkering striking out the side in the 10th.
What It Means: We were there, and while waiting for the Phillies to try and get a few hits, we watched the out of town scoreboards as the Brewers defeated the Reds, and the Marlins took care of the Mets. The Mets will completely miss the postseason, with the Reds heading to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers in the Wild Card Series. The Phillies will play the winner of that series in Philadelphia beginning on Saturday.
What Happened: Cristopher Sanchez threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, and could have gone longer, but he'll now rest up for NLDS Game 1. Lou Trivino entered from the bullpen and the Twins had a 1-0 lead before Sanchez was finished getting congratulatory handshakes in the dugout. Max Kepler hit a solo home run against his former team in the bottom of the eighth to tie it. Tanner Banks and Orion Kerkering pitched two scoreless innings of relief, with Kerkering striking out the side in the 10th.
With ghost-pinch-runner Harrison Bader on second to start the bottom of the 10th, Weston Wilson bunted him to third and Nick Castellanos brought him home with a sacrifice fly to right field, winning the last game of the season.
Featured Card: Kyle Schwarber won the league's home run title (56) and RBI title (132) with Trea Turner winning the team's first batting title since 1958 with a .304 mark. Richie Ashburn won the title that year, beating out Willie Mays on the final day of the season. Schwarber's feats are impressive, but I wanted to create a Highlight card for Turner's crown, given the time that has passed since the last Phillies player led the league.
Featured Card: Kyle Schwarber won the league's home run title (56) and RBI title (132) with Trea Turner winning the team's first batting title since 1958 with a .304 mark. Richie Ashburn won the title that year, beating out Willie Mays on the final day of the season. Schwarber's feats are impressive, but I wanted to create a Highlight card for Turner's crown, given the time that has passed since the last Phillies player led the league.
Field Report: After an obligatory stop at the team store to use a 25% coupon received earlier in the season, we had one last regular season meal at Bull's BBQ and then settled into our Diamond Club (it'll always be the Diamond Club to me) seats in Section C. Not a lot happened after that until the 10th inning, but I was thrilled to have all four of us together for the game.
Transaction: Turner (ss) was activated from the injured list and Max Lazar (rhp) was optioned to Clearwater to stay hot for the postseason.
 |
 |
Memory Lane - Game 162
- October 4, 2009 - Catcher Paul Hoover singled in the winning run in the 10th in a 7-6 win over the Marlins.
- October 3, 2010 - The Phillies lost 8-7 to the Braves in their final tune-up before facing the Reds in the NLDS.
- September 28, 2011 - The Phillies closed out the 2011 regular season with a 13-inning victory against the Braves, setting a franchise record with their 102nd regular season win.
- October 3, 2012 - The Phillies closed out their 2012 season with a lethargic 5-1 loss to the N.L. East Champion Nationals.
- September 29, 2013 - Zach Miner got the ball for the Phillies and lasted 2 1/3 innings in a 12-5 loss to the Braves.
- September 28, 2014 - Cole Hamels pitched another fine game and suffered through another outing with minimal run support.
- October 4, 2015 - Phillies avoid 100 losses and Ichiro makes his pitching debut in a 7-2 victory.
- October 2, 2016 - Phillies bid an emotional farewell to franchise icon Ryan Howard.
- October 1, 2017 - Phils clobber Mets in Pete Mackanin's final game as manager.
- September 30, 2018 - Lame duck Phillies win season finale in Gabe Kapler's frustrating debut season.
- September 29, 2019 - Phillies miss postseason for 8th year in a row, Brad Miller finishes the season red hot.
- September 27, 2020 - Shortened 60-game season ends with Phillies swept out by the Rays.
- October 3, 2021 - Hector Neris sets Phils' reliever strikeout record in the 10th straight season without postseason baseball.
- October 5, 2022 - Michael Plassmeyer eats innings, Maton vs. Maton in final game before Wild Card Series.
- October 1, 2023 - Nick Nelson, Phils beat Mets; Await Marlins in Wild Card Series.
- September 29, 2024 - Nola defeats Marlins, division-winning Phils waiting to find out NLDS opponent.
- September 28, 2025 - Division winning Phils defeat Twins in extra innings, Turner wins batting title; Dodgers or Reds next in NLDS.
2025 Chachi #58 Edmundo Sosa HL / 2025 Chachi #60 NLDS Game 1
No comments:
Post a Comment